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Communist Party of the United States of America

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Massacre at Song My and Other Things, 1968-12

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Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.19
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"'The philosophers have interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.' So wrote the greatest philosopher of modern times, the world-changer, Karl Marx....Good will to all men and women of all races and nations! Mary and Fred Blair."

Dates: 1968-12

Poems, 1948

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Identifier: 2006.003.1.1.18
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"From '48 to '49. Poems by Fred Blair...May this New Year see the end of capitalism and the dawn of Socialism in many new lands! Fred, Elizabeth and Billy Blair."

Dates: 1948

Resolution on the Party's Work in Culture, Undated

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Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.26
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"The crisis in the content of cultural forms is directly related to the general crisis of capitalism...The bourgeoisie definitely takes a class position on the question of culture. We, as communists, must do the same. We must realize that culture is an instrument of class struggle and encourage the talenst of working class artists particularly those of the nationally oppressed minorities...."

Dates: Undated

Schulberg, Budd, 1951-05-25

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Identifier: 2006.003.1.2.33
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"During the period from 1937 to 1939 I drifted into an informal study group, and fromm that to a Young Communist League Group to the communist party, because like many young men in their early twenties, I was deeply disturbed by the economic hardship I saw around me in those depression years and by the rising tide of Axis aggression...." Press release in which Schulberg talks about his book, What Makes Sammy Run?, and its reception.

Dates: 1951-05-25

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